President Donald Trump has long criticized Jerome Powell about interest rates. The Federal Reserve did not drop rates recently. Can Trump fire Powell?

President Donald Trump claimed Friday he “most likely” will not fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, despite persistently goading him to leave his post. Trump has publicly criticized the Fed chair for months for keeping interest rates steady despite the president’s insistence that Powell lower them.

President Donald Trump indicated on Friday that he is not inclined to attempt to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The post Trump Says He ‘Most Likely’ Won’t Try To Fire Jerome Powell Because It Would Be ‘Very Disruptive’ first appeared on Mediaite.